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• European Parliament delegation to inspect rail safety progress

  21-09-2026 02:00 via ekathimerini.com
  News from Europe - European lawmakers will be holding three days of meetings with Greek officials, railway authorities and unions, and victims? relatives this week as they scrutinize changes to the country?s rail system since the 2023 Tempe disaster that claimed 57 lives.
  
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• Winners announced for TfL?s In Bloom Competition 2026

  27-09-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Each year, TfL staff members take part in the annual competition where a small piece of land is tended to by staff in a bid to be crowned In Bloom champions for one of the eleven awards on offer. These gardens can range in size from small troughs and window boxes in offices and depots to large floral displays at stations and river piers.
  
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• What Will The Mayor?s Transport Plan Mean For Scarborough, Whitby, And Filey?

  27-09-2026 02:00 via thisisthecoast.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Residents of coastal towns including Scarborough, Whitby, and Filey are being invited to help shape the future of regional transport at upcoming consultation events for the Mayor's draft Local Transport Plan.
  
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• Two major changes for all Holyhead to Dublin passengers start on Monday September 28

  27-09-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The first change is to passport rules and this will be followed by a new cashless policy
  
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• Train services disrupted due to security alert

  27-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Translink say the Belfast to Portadown railway line has reopened following an earlier security alert.
  
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• Stagecoach Midlands backs promotion of free bus passes

  27-09-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Stagecoach Midlands says more should be done to raise awareness of the scheme during Catch the Bus Month, after research revealed that 34 per cent of eligible individuals have not claimed their pass.
  
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• Recorded sex offences on Birmingham buses rise by 25

  27-09-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - West Midlands Police recorded 79 sex offences on Birmingham buses in 2025, up from 63 in 2024, figures obtained by BirminghamLive through a Freedom of Information request show.
  
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• New Corringham train station in Thurrock transport strategy

  27-09-2026 02:00 via thurrockgazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans for a new Corringham train station have been included in Thurrock Council?s draft Transport Strategy, as officials look to expand transport links and support major housing growth over the next 15 years.
  
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• Long distances, thinner demand and dead mileage make rural passenger transport a different commercial proposition from dense urban taxi work Perry Richardson

  27-09-2026 02:00 via taxi-point.co.uk
  
  TaxiPoint - A taxi or private hire booking app can find the nearest available driver, but it cannot make that driver nearby, turn an empty return journey into revenue or compress ten scattered villages into one profitable operating zone.
  
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• London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?

  27-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the trainmp;#146;s future into questionIf Heathrow finally builds its third runway, Londoners can expect hundreds more planes flying overhead each day. But greater congestion on the ground will be a problem too. Under Heathrowmp;#146;s mp;pound;33bn expansion plan, 100,000-200,000 more passengers would eventually be travelling to or from the airport each day.The most eye-catching problem has been movin
  
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• Labour launches ?war on motorists? in name of net zero subscription

  27-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Motorists are facing fresh restrictions as councils prepare to implement Labour?s net zero transport drive.
  
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• Inside the new £10 million Emirates Lounge at Manchester Airport that’s the first of its kind in the UK

  27-09-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Exclusive for Emirates passengers, the new Terminal 2 lounge features the airlinemp;#39;s latest design concept and luxurious touches including champagne, private spaces and direct gate access
  
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• Heathrow?s third runway delayed until 2039 subscription

  27-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Original deadline of 2035 to complete ?49bn expansion ?unrealistic?, sources tell The Telegraph
  
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• Heathrow Airport's third runway delayed for four years until 2039

  27-09-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Heathrow Airportmp;#39;s third runway has been delayed by four years and wonmp;#146;t be ready until 2039.
  
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• Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years

  27-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UKmp;#39;s busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has mp;quot;always been ambitiousmp;quot;.
  
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• Coventry Very Light Rail tram update as council starts to develop first route

  27-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The city council wants to complete the next section of its demonstrator track and says it will soon get news on regional funding
  
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• ‘£15,000 isn’t enough’: Fears ‘rotting’ tram shelter repairs won’t last

  27-09-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners have warned mp;amp;amp;#163;15,000 being spent to tackle the decay of a tram shelter will not be enough, with fears the damage could soon return.
  
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• 'Ambitious targets' for Heathrow third runway hit by 4 year delay - bosses promise 108,000 new jobs

  27-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - The airport aims to get planning permission by 2029, and has from the start considered building the new runway within a decade to be a reasonable goal
  
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• Zack Polanski slams Heathrow third runway 'great betrayal' as Holborn by-election hots up

  26-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Green leader says new runway is ?betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our children?s future?
  
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• Zack Polanski slams Heathrow third runway 'great betrayal' as Holborn by-election hots up

  26-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Green leader says new runway is mp;#39;betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our childrenmp;#39;s futuremp;#39;
  
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• What's next for the proposed Manchester-Sheffield tunnel?

  26-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Future Works has come up with plans for a 14-mile Peak District tunnel
  
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• What next for station scheme beset by roadwork delays?

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - After three years of chaos and delay, a key route in the centre of Oxford finally reopened in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Welsh Govt funds VR films to boost safety message with the young

  26-09-2026 02:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - Deputy transport minister Mark Hooper has launched virtual reality (VR) road safety content aimed at young drivers.
  
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• Watch moment Arriva ‘ghost’ bus slams into Tamworth homes after eerily rolling out of depot

  26-09-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Calls have been made for bollards to be put in place after a bus slammed into a property on the other side of the road from a depot - said to be the fourth time it has happened
  
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• VW-backed car hire giant plunges to £43m loss as tax hikes bite

  26-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - One of the UKmp;#146;s biggest car hire businesses has taken aim at government tax hikes after it plunged to a mp;pound;43.2m loss. Europcar UK, which is backed by German carmaker VW, recorded a profit of mp;pound;7m in 2024 but its fortunes went into reverse gear a year later amid rising costs and weak demand. Europcar ...
  
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• Unite welcomes TfL plan for publicly-owned London buses

  26-09-2026 02:00 via unitetheunion.org
  Other News Sources - Unite, the union representing bus workers in the capital, has today welcomed plans by Transport for London (TfL) to launch a publicly-owned bus company in late 2027.
  
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• UK diesel price close to all-time high

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at 198.32p, according to the RAC motoring body.
  
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• Train cancellations are worst on record, how bad was your operator? subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - This summer saw an all-time low in punctuality and reliability for Britainmp;#39;s railways. See how your local rail operator managed
  
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• Train cancellations are worst on record ? how bad was your operator? subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - This summer saw an all-time low in punctuality and reliability for Britain?s railways. See how your local rail operator managed
  
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• Torbay MP says council has 'repeatedly failed' to recognise importance of bus network

  26-09-2026 02:00 via torbayweekly.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Torbay MP Steve Darling has criticised the borough's council over its handling of bus services, citing the collapse of a building in Paignton and roadworks at Churston as examples of the council's failure to value the bus network.
  
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